Patents by Inventor Dave SULIK

Dave SULIK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Smart ultrasonic stack and method of controlling ultrasonic system having a smart ultrasonic stack
    Patent number: 11014192
    Abstract: An ultrasonic system has an ultrasonic stack excited by a power supply. The ultrasonic stack has a plurality of components, including an ultrasonic converter, a booster and an ultrasonic horn. A method of controlling the ultrasonic system with the power supply includes upon replacing any of the components of the ultrasonic stack with a replacement component, inputting an amplitude parameter of the replacement component into the power supply, determining with the power supply an amplitude of an AC excitation signal at which to excite the ultrasonic converter based on amplitude parameters of the components including the amplitude parameter of each replacement component. The power supply then sets the amplitude of the AC excitation signal at this determined amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Gabre, Scott Caldwell, Eugene D. Pollastro, Dave Sulik, Liang Zhu
  • Smart Ultrasonic Stack And Method Of Controlling Ultrasonic System Having A Smart Ultrasonic Stack
    Publication number: 20190176262
    Abstract: An ultrasonic system has an ultrasonic stack excited by a power supply. The ultrasonic stack has a plurality of components, including an ultrasonic converter, a booster and an ultrasonic horn. A method of controlling the ultrasonic system with the power supply includes upon replacing any of the components of the ultrasonic stack with a replacement component, inputting an amplitude parameter of the replacement component into the power supply, determining with the power supply an amplitude of an AC excitation signal at which to excite the ultrasonic converter based on amplitude parameters of the components including the amplitude parameter of each replacement component. The power supply then sets the amplitude of the AC excitation signal at this determined amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas GABRE, Scott CALDWELL, Eugene D. POLLASTRO, Dave SULIK, Liang ZHU